Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Illinois paddlers focus of a new invasive plant prevention projectChicago — Prairie Research Institute scientists are working with collaborators to provide education for boaters and harbormasters about how invasive aquatic p...
- For early archery success, enter with a plan in placeIt’s the same old story, year after year. Summer arrives, and we all have the best of intentions to shoot our bows, hang some deer stands, put out some camera...
- Growing crappies, 50-inch muskie boosts Kinkaid Lake’s popularity in southern IllinoisCrappies and muskies continue to boom at one of the state’s most scenic and productive lakes. A 50-inch muskie hooked by an angler last May at Kinkaid Lake to...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Officer responds to serious injury caused while hanging treestandsIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illin...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Could rare bee found in Michigan have originated in Illinois?Could a rare bumblebee discovered in Michigan have been carried from an Illinois automobile that entered the neighboring state? That’s just one theory posed a...
- Lake Oscar’s multi-species fishing opportunities stand out in Douglas County, Minn.If someone were to walk into Christopherson Bait and Tackle in Alexandria and ask about Lake Oscar, the shop’s associate would likely mention that it’s a fu...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: CO responds to distressed boaters on Lake of the WoodsMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: New use for invasive carp: crawfish bait?University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologists and undergraduate and graduate students are examining the effectiveness of invasive carp as crawfish bait, resea...
- Illinois trappers to hold 63rd annual conventionThe Illinois Trappers Association will hold its annual convention at the Logan County Fairgrounds in Lincoln Oct. 3-4. Admission is free and vendor buildings an...
- Longtime hunter safety instructor among 11 recognized as volunteers for Illinois’ outdoorsSchuetz, who considers the Highland Pistol and Rifle Club home, started the hunter safety course at the club with a friend, and he continues to host about 100 s...
- Snake sleuth on trail of a disappearing prairie species in IllinoisBecky Blankenship had been searching throughout the Will County Forest Preserve District for smooth greensnake nests – with no luck. She found plenty of other...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Maybe the state should cover our deer processing feesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Maybe the stat...
- Ralph Loos: No mystery anymore about where Illinois hunters, sharpshooters are killing deerKeri Butt, who for many years wrote a deer hunting column for these pages – that is, until she went out and got herself a real job – liked to kick up debate...